Students walk across North Columbus Street Tuesday afternoon after getting off a Lancaster City Schools bus in Lancaster.

Written by

Francesca Sacco
The Eagle-Gazette Staff

Every day at 3:40 p.m., Julie Alexander waits at the corner of Park and North Columbus Street for her friend's 7-year-old daughter. Once the girl's school bus activates its lights, Alexander walks into the middle of the busy roadway.

"People don't pay attention to where they are going," Alexander said. "I stand out here so they don't hit the kids."

Alexander said she's been standing in the roadway for about two years. She said she has not witnessed a vehicle get close to the kids, but doesn't want to take a chance. ...